Open AccessA study of drug-drug interactions in cancer patients of a south Indian tertiary care teaching hospital
Author(s) -
G Kannan,
R. Anitha,
Vanitha Rani,
P Thennarasu,
J Alosh,
J Vasantha,
Jovita Martin,
Uma Monga
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.85207
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , drug , cancer , teaching hospital , tertiary level , family medicine , pharmacology , mathematics education , mathematics
Drug interactions in oncology are of particular importance owing to the narrow therapeutic index and the inherent toxicity of anticancer agents. Interactions with other medications can cause small change in pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of chemotherapeutic agents that could significantly alter their safety and efficacy.